Tomato preparations

While tomato preparations as a category is growing, so are the demands placed on producers – from consumers wanting food innovation and better value to the need to handle wide quality variations in raw tomato pastes. Our tomato processing solutions help you standardise raw tomato paste, which enables cost-effective, flexible procurement and ensures production efficiency and consistent quality worldwide. And when it comes to food packaging, we have the innovative and sustainable packaging solutions to pack a range of tomato products.

See more about tomato manufacturing, our Tetra Pak tomato processing and packaging below.

Processing lines for tomato preparations

Best-practice continuous line

This line handles production of smooth to small particulate tomato and chilli sauces and pastes. It allows you to produce a broad range of tomato preparations – natural products with more tomato content, less sugar, and fewer additives – that taste natural and homemade. The recipe-specific shear rate in mixing and optimized heat-treatment achieves the desired product characteristics. Our line enables safe production with exceptional quality and efficiency.

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Best-practice continuous particulate line

This line handles particles up to Ø25 mm with excellent particle integrity. It allows you to produce a greater variety of tomato preparations that taste natural and homemade – from smooth to chunky and with more tomato content, less sugar and fewer additives. The recipe-specific shear rate in mixing, gentle blending of particles and optimized temperature program achieves the desired product characteristics. Our line enables safe production with exceptional versatility, quality and efficiency.

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Best-practice batch line

This line handles smooth to small particulate products. It allows you to produce a greater variety of products, from smooth sauces to crushed or diced component sauces. It enables batch production with a stand-alone processor capable of cooking with direct or indirect heating and cooling. It also enables texturization of tomato products for particle standardization while enabling incorporation small particles, such as cubes and chilli flakes. The recipe-specific shear rate in mixing, gentle blending of particles and optimal heat treatment achieves the desired product characteristics. Our line enables production with exceptional quality and efficiency.

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Best-practice batch particulate line​

This line handles particles up to Ø25 mm with excellent particle integrity. It allows you to produce a greater variety of products with excellent texture – from smooth passata to crushed or chunky component products, such as salsa – that taste natural and homemade. Gentle processing prevents the breakdown of particle shape and maintains even distribution. The recipe-specific shear rate in mixing, gentle blending of particles and optimal heat treatment achieves the desired product characteristics. Our line enables production with exceptional versatility, quality and efficiency.​

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Processing equipment for tomato preparations

Tetra Pak High Shear Mixers

Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixers

Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixers

Our high shear mixers is a complete mixing solution solving any problem of lumping or fat separation to produce a homogeneous product.

Tetra Pak Indirect UHT unit PFF with tubular heat exchanger

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit PFF

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit PFF

A processing unit for highly efficient, continuous ultra-high temperature treatment of prepared food products.

Tetra Pak HI tank for prepared food

Tetra Pak® HI tank

Tetra Pak® HI tank

The tank blends products, from smooth liquids to particulates up to 20mm. Its versatility makes it the ideal blending solution for various applications.

Tetra Pak Food Processor V

Tetra Pak® Food Processor

Tetra Pak® Food Processor

Efficient processing of low to high viscous and smooth to particulate products.

​​​​​Tetra Pak Aseptic Tank

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank for intermediate storage

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank for intermediate storage

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank is a fully automated unit used for the buffering (intermediate storage) of liquid food products under aseptic conditions.

Tetra Pak Indirect UHT unit PFF with coiled heat exchanger

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit PFF

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit PFF

Continuous, gentle indirect UHT treatment unit with coiled heat exchanger for high viscous products, with or without particles.

Packaging lines

Tetra Pak R1

Tetra Pak® R1

Tetra Pak® R1

Versatile, high speed up to 24,000 p/h and automated form & seal machine. Produces Tetra Recart® Midi range carton packages for heat-treated food.

Tetra Pak R1 line

Tetra Pak® R1 line

Tetra Pak® R1 line

Innovative machine features, an operator-friendly setup and FSC-certified packaging material – the robust and cost-efficient Tetra Pak® R1 line.

Tetra Pak R2

Tetra Pak® R2

Tetra Pak® R2

Compact, configurable and integrated fillers, flexible machine, easy format change. Produces Tetra Recart® Mini & Midi carton packages for heat-treated food.

Tetra Pak R2 line

Tetra Pak® R2 line

Tetra Pak® R2 line

Get efficient production and easy operation with the Tetra Pak® R2 line - a flexible, compact, retort carton packaging line.

Product development for food

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Product Development Centres

Looking to test new recipes for industrial scale production? Or to evaluate different processing technologies? Our pilot plants have everything you need.

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Food Development Centre

Fast track your food innovation and transform your ideas into commercial products at our Tera Recart® Food Development Centre.

Tomato preparations insights

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Consumer report: Tomato trends and the growth opportunities they create

Consumer report: Tomato trends and the growth opportunities they create

Consumers are making lasting changes to their lifestyles, and this impacts their food and product choices. Our consumer research identifies these shifts in behaviour and what they mean for food producers.

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Tetra Recart formats for tomato preparations

Tetra Recart formats for tomato preparations

The Tetra Recart portfolio is the smart choice for your tomato preparations production. Learn which sizes are available, and the benefits of the package for producers of tomato preparations.

tetra recart package with tomato salsa

6 reasons to package tomato preparations in Tetra Recart

6 reasons to package tomato preparations in Tetra Recart

You say “tomato” and we say Tetra Recart! Discover what makes it a great alternative to cans, jars and plastic pouches – for producers, retailers, consumers and the environment.

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Your optimal solution based on proven technology and units

Your optimal solution based on proven technology and units

We believe that your optimal solution is one that matches your specific production needs today and for the future – to make you more innovative, more effective and more competitive.

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